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Creativity Unbound PROF. DIETMAR EBERLE photograpy by Eduard Hueber,New York In 1990’s it was a major turnaround for the frm as it garnered a huge recognition in the society and helped to mark their success globally. Archetype in design solutions to build houses using woods available at village. It contributed mere 50% less cost of price from the normal price. This was quite a success and we carried out for Architecture 10 long years.” From 1979- 1982, he was a part of a group of the cooperative Bau-und Planungsges.m.b with Markus Koch, Mittersteiner Norbert and Wolfgang Juen. In 1985 Dietmar Eberle Co- partnered with Carlo Baumschlager and set up Baumschlager Eberle thought of making a difference speech, thoughts and views on the Architects in Austria that executed to middle class society provoked architecture can make anyone listen works of different typologies all over A Prof. Dietmar Eberle to take up with a piece of silence. His architect the world. architecture as his profession, if not mind is completely enriched with At initial stages, the frm comprised he would have found himself to be a utmost knowledge, values and only three to six core teams of craftsman. In a freewheeling interview believes. He relates his values and employees and focused on designing with Built Expressions, he unplugs beliefs to the buildings, resource and detached houses. The frm started to on values and beliefs in architecture. society. “I was born in a very small pledge their high innovative ideas, He was in Bangalore to inaugurate village with less than 600 people so up density and low-raise buildings into the exhibition on ‘to be continued’ at in the mountains. I have grown amidst practice. In 1990’s it was a major the InCITE Gallery. We are thankful extreme weather conditions with lot turnaround for the frm as it garnered to Architects Kiran and Nithya of of snow and wind, rough terrains this a huge recognition in the society and InFORM Architects for organizing might be the reason for my strength helped to mark their success globally. the interview. Prof. Dietmar Eberle and active life”, he recalls. An extension to the frm activity, it was born in a small village in Austria In 1976-1977, Prof. Dietmar slowly started receiving commercial (Hittisau) in 1952. He studied completed studies and began to work in and offce building projects. As a result architecture at Vienna University an urban development project in Iran. it made them to open their frst branch of technology. He is the honorable During 80’s, he continues to say, “My offce in Vaduz in 1999. member of the American Institute of desire of doing something good for my Architects. villagers intrigued me to come up with Architecture in Different Soils Prof. Dietmar is very young at his designing better dwellings involving “So far I’ve designed 480 projects,” he ideas and innovations. His energetic reasonable money. Our team offered beams and continues, “This number is Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014 Built Expressions PG 81